update, practice last night was a little better, only time whole team was assembled was when we were practicing throwing to 2B to cAtch steals. both catchers suited up, alternating, 3 players rotating as SS covering, and 3 baserunners. coach pitched, runner goes, SS covers, catchers popped and threw. other times, coach ran some practice with one group, another was hitting off tees or soft toss, then switch, with new group in field concentrating on fly balls.
they rescheduled practice later this week to the warehouse from outside. DD has not been at a warehouse practice since the policy was announced (rec games). and as there is a tournament this weekend (first for the team), this is a "mandatory" practice, with a mandatory parents meeting (apparently outside) during warmups, and they added another "mandatory" practice friday, which we most likely cannot make. We have already informed coach that DD is not available on Sat for tourney, but is Sunday, and Friday will proabably be busy for us as well (Major milestone for DS Saturday, by time of year you can probably guess), Coach asked if she could pick DD up for tournament, so we left it up to DD, was asked which she wanted to do, softball or family event, she said family event, both DW and I are torn, as it looks like there will be one other tourney this year, and that will be it for the team.
DW and I have discussed, and these closed practices are pretty much a no go for us (wonder what the plan is for winter, r we supposed to sit in our cars while they idle?). have asked head of "organization" (only two teams I am aware of currently, 14U team collapsed early spring, not certain of details, head of organization coaches a 12U team, and DD is on 10u team started over winter) to contact me again, as we need to speak with him. just might accelerate what we have pretty much decided, that we will find other options in fall/winter, but we were going to have her finish the "season" (ie play sunday this weekend, then the other tournament scheduled in July), but will see what becomes when we say she will not attend closed practice.
they rescheduled practice later this week to the warehouse from outside. DD has not been at a warehouse practice since the policy was announced (rec games). and as there is a tournament this weekend (first for the team), this is a "mandatory" practice, with a mandatory parents meeting (apparently outside) during warmups, and they added another "mandatory" practice friday, which we most likely cannot make. We have already informed coach that DD is not available on Sat for tourney, but is Sunday, and Friday will proabably be busy for us as well (Major milestone for DS Saturday, by time of year you can probably guess), Coach asked if she could pick DD up for tournament, so we left it up to DD, was asked which she wanted to do, softball or family event, she said family event, both DW and I are torn, as it looks like there will be one other tourney this year, and that will be it for the team.
DW and I have discussed, and these closed practices are pretty much a no go for us (wonder what the plan is for winter, r we supposed to sit in our cars while they idle?). have asked head of "organization" (only two teams I am aware of currently, 14U team collapsed early spring, not certain of details, head of organization coaches a 12U team, and DD is on 10u team started over winter) to contact me again, as we need to speak with him. just might accelerate what we have pretty much decided, that we will find other options in fall/winter, but we were going to have her finish the "season" (ie play sunday this weekend, then the other tournament scheduled in July), but will see what becomes when we say she will not attend closed practice.